Diamond Drilling Supervisor – Remote Field Leadership

MatchaTalent; Davao City; On-site; PHP 2,527,000 - 4,212,000; Full time

Job summary

MatchaTalent advertises an experienced Diamond Drilling Supervisor to lead drilling programs in remote Papua New Guinea, coordinating crews, schedules, and safety compliance across underground and surface operations.

The role emphasizes managing core recovery, data quality, and collaboration with geologists, engineers, maintenance teams, and site leadership to ensure productive results and adherence to high safety standards in challenging environments.

Qualifications

• Frontline leadership of diamond drilling crews with focus on safety and productivity.
• Experience supervising field teams in underground and/or surface drilling operations.
• Track record of achieving drilling productivity, core recovery, and adherence to schedules.

Responsibilities

• Lead, supervise, and mentor diamond drilling crews to ensure safe, efficient, and productive drilling operations.
• Coordinate daily drilling activities, manpower allocation, equipment utilization, and drilling schedules to achieve operational targets.
• Monitor drilling productivity, metreage performance, core recovery rates, and operational efficiency across assigned drilling programs.
• Ensure high-quality core recovery, sample integrity, and compliance with geological and exploration requirements.
• Enforce compliance with health, safety, environmental, and operational procedures while promoting a strong safety culture.
• Conduct workplace inspections, hazard identification activities, risk assessments, and incident investigations where required.
• Monitor drill rig performance, equipment utilization, consumables consumption, and maintenance requirements to maximize operational reliability.
• Coordinate preventative maintenance activities and support troubleshooting efforts to minimize downtime and improve equipment availability.
• Prepare and submit operational reports covering production performance, equipment status, downtime analysis, safety observations, and workforce activities.
• Collaborate closely with geologists, engineers, maintenance teams, contractors, and site leadership to ensure successful execution of drilling programs.
• Support workforce development through coaching, training, performance management, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

Diamond drilling

Crew supervision

Safety compliance

Operational planning

Remote site supervision

Stakeholder coordination

Maintenance oversight

KPI monitoring

Education

Technical certification

Drilling certification

Mining-related training

Trade qualification

Tools

Drill rig maintenance

Core sample handling

Job description

MatchaTalent advertises an experienced Diamond Drilling Supervisor to lead drilling programs in remote Papua New Guinea, coordinating crews, schedules, and safety compliance across underground and surface operations.

The role emphasizes managing core recovery, data quality, and collaboration with geologists, engineers, maintenance teams, and site leadership to ensure productive results and adherence to high safety standards in challenging environments.